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The top court's observation came when a five-judge bench was hearing the matter of a Parsi woman who was barred from entering the Tower of Silence to offer prayers for her dead relatives because she married outside her faith.DNA, 5 days ago

The Parsi woman has sought a declaration from the court that she would not be barred from attending the funeral of her father IANS | New Delhi Last Updated at December 8, 2017 08:31 IST Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Parsi Anjuman in ...

A plea questioning the validity of certain provisions of the pre-independence era Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act today led the Supreme Court to seek a response from the government. A bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph asked the Centre to file a reply on the petition challenging the provisions of the 1936 Act claiming that it was akin to a 'jury system' in divorce matters. The petitioner has challenged the provisions on the ground that they were violative of Articles 14 (equality before ...

Two high priests from the Parsi community - Khurshed Dastur and Dastur Firoze Kotwal on Thursday met with chief minister over the Metro 3 route. In the meeting were also present Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) officials who are completing the ...